China wants your measurements

We suppose it's always good to know how you stack up to the rest of your countrymen, so that's probably why China's now launching it's second "nationwide adult figure measurement" program. Over 25,000 people are expected to participate in the study by the China National Institute of Standardization and the results will help design everything from handrail heights in buses to the size of face masks. The last time China checked out everyone's measurements was between 1986 and 1988. This new study will be even more detailed, adding figures like "height of the sole." Source: China Daily and Sina